After Instagram reportedly removed her photo from her account, fitness blogger Morgan Bartley told Teen Vogue, "I still don't know why anyone would have reported the photo, as it doesn't violate and of Instagram's codes of conduct. I've posted plenty of progress photos before, and while I have received hate from random users, I've never had a post taken down from my account."

And despite Morgan's belief that someone reported her original post, there has been nothing but love since she's reposted it. "Since re-uploading the photo to Instagram, I have not received any hateful feedback at all. My followers, both new and old, have embraced me with love and support," she told Teen Vogue. "I've learned to be strong and proud of my body, what's it's doing for me, and the changes I've worked so hard to make, regardless of what internet trolls have to say. I've worked relentlessly to accomplish what I have, and I refuse to let anyone take that from me."

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Fitness bloggerMorgan Bartley has been tracking her weight loss journey by sharing each step with her Instagram followers. She proudly posts photos and videos documenting healthy meals, exercise adventures, and the weight she has lost. However, her recent post — a side-by-side collage of two photos showing Morgan’s journey — has been reportedly deleted, with seemingly no explanation. Morgan spoke out about the disappearance of the photo by reposting it with a new caption.

"Somebody took their time to report this photo and have it deleted. I think it sucks that people express negativity toward something with only positive intentions, BUT that’s why we peeps full of love and light get to make a difference," Morgan wrote alongside the photos. "Never let worldly pessimism or judgment prevent you from living your life and celebrating what you’ve done with it." She also noted that she thinks "I look pretty freakin' bomb in a bathing suit on the beach, and that’s after a lifetime of letting insecurities hold me back from experiencing life. Yes, I’ll continue to wear a full face of makeup to the beach and yes, I’ll continue to be DAMN proud of who I’ve worked so hard to become."

In the post, Morgan infers that Instagram removed the post because someone reported it. While the number of times a post is reported does not affect whether it gets removed, Instagram’s team claims to review all reported posts, and any post that violates their community guidelines gets taken down. According to the nudity section of said guidelines, prohibited content includes depictions of "sexual intercourse, genitals, and close-ups of fully-nude buttocks" and "some photos of female nipples." Morgan’s post does not violate their rules in any way, so it’s unclear exactly why it was removed. (At press time, it also seems that Instagram has restored the photo to her account.)

This isn’t the first time a body-positive photo has disappeared from Instagram. Recently, the social app removed an Instagram of a photo from fitness trainer and blogger Mallory King, whose call-out of the practice also went viral.